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Amazing Place! Utterly incredible.
The method of presentation reminds one of the Brazilian Churrascaria where meat doesn't end but here it is much better then at any Brazilian steakhouses I have been in. But I digress. First off the place has started out as a butcher shop and has been "Antica Macelleria Cecchini" for 8 generations. The restaurant is just a latest addition to the mix. The shop is across the street where Dario meets the guests and they can have bread with Lardo. Then you can go into the restaurant where they have a wood fire oven/grille/bbq where the meat is cooked. We were there pretty early so we got an early view of the prep that goes into the experience. The tables are set up with bread, lardo, cut vegetables (celery, radishes, carrots, etc), and a 2 liter bottle of Chianti Classico (so if you're not driving drink to your heart's content). There are 2 times you can have a table. We chose 8pm and once all the guests have arrived we're off to the races. Basically you have Chianina meats served starting with Tartare, Entrecote, etc ending with Bistecca Alla Fiorentina! So pace yourself. It is a lot of food.
Be the first to ReplyA bucket list item for sure! Dario is a world renowned
A bucket list item for sure! Dario is a world renowned butcher who can be seen on Chef's table and eating at his restaurant you get to see his love and passion for beef and meet the man himself! Officina dell Bistecca is located in Ponzano about an hour outside of Florence. It is a cute quaint little town in the heart of Chianti wine region. Before dinner service starts, you gather in front of the restaurant where they hand out wine and bread with lard on it. Dario then comes out to greet people and take photos. They utilize both the older restaurant above the butcher shop and a newer restaurant across the street. We were seated in the newer side which I liked how well lit it was. The tables are communal so get ready to make lots of new friends! When you sit down there is a complimentary fiasco of wine, bread, and accoutrements for dipping in olive oil and the famous chianti salt to add. We are obsessed with this salt and bought some to take home and use it on everything! The meal consists of 5 courses of beef. They prepare the meat and then come by and serve it to each person. You can request for a more well done or less done piece of meat as they hand them out. We greatly enjoyed each course and trying different cuts of meat that we haven't previously been exposed to. They finish the meal with dessert and grappa. We left so stuffed and happy. We would love to return and recommend to all our beef loving friends!
Be the first to ReplyMeats were delicious and the environment was fantastic.
So much fun and so good. And very reasonably priced!! Can't wait to go back.
Be the first to ReplyWe went with high expectations.
We came out remembering that he is known as a butcher and not a chef. It was very commercialized. The meat was of low quality. All of it was cooked poorly. None of it was seasoned well. It was the perfect example of a tourist trap. Dario is an amazing person. Extremely friendly and a pleasure to meet but the meat and the dishes were well below average.
Be the first to ReplyKnowing that we were going to be in Tuscany and after
Knowing that we were going to be in Tuscany and after having watched the Chef's Table episode of Dario Cecchini, we knew we had to come to this beef haven.You book online and someone reaches out to you via email and you coordinate any other details via email until the day of reservation. The place is pretty easy to find and they have a big parking lot for everyone. There are 3 areas to sit, their big front patio, the first floor, or second floor. We sat upstairs. We were next to the wood fire grill on a 80+ degree day so it did get pretty hot but it was worth being close to the fire to see all the prep up close and personal. The table is preset with a bowl of cruditรฉs veges, a brown paper bag of bread, and big 'ol bottle of Chianti.You get what you come here for which is an immense amount of beef in 5 different courses. The first is a simple beef tartare, which was good. The lemon taste is a nice touch. The second is a carpaccio which is a barely cooked thin slice of the rump. It was tender and solid. One thing to note before I talk about the steaks is that i feel like it greatly depends on what portion of the cut you get served that can greatly swing your experience. They basically cut up these steaks into these fist-sized chunks, and then distribute them across the communal tables. So you can easily get a more fibrous and chewy end piece, and someone else can get the prime, more tender portion of the steak.That being said, the next three steaks all varied in how much I enjoyed them. I would get some chewy parts with lots of sinew. But then when they would come around for a second round the next piece would be infinitely better and tender. The best bite of the meal was the filet cut portion of the Bistecca Fiorentina that was placed on my plate towards the end. It was tender, you barely had to chew. And great beef flavor. For those that like their steaks cooked any more than medium-rare, this is probably not the place for you. Cause most of the pieces served are pretty much rare, to borderline blue. But the beef is such high quality that you have to embrace it.Besides the beef, the beans cooked in olive oil was actually one of the best bites of the meal. The baked potato is a nice familiar side. And in unfamiliar territory is the Chianti "butter" which is just a whipped up cup of lardo (pig fat). The meal was finished off with coffee, olive oil cake (which I barely had room for but was good), and grappa. A hard liquor made from grapes... a shot of that will definitely clear your sinuses!It's all about the experience here. There's people singing, cheering, drinking lots of wine and eating lots of beef. Dario was not present on this Thursday night which was a shame, but I expected as much.I have to say for 50โฌ for a 5 course meal of good beef including sides/wine/dessert. It's very good value. Considering a Bistecca Fiorentina equivalent in the states would be $50+ alone.So when it comes to their signature question of "to beef or not to beef?" I'd say that answer is pretty easy.
Be the first to ReplyHad a blast.
The whole atmosphere is fun and welcoming. Great family seating. I'm very snobby on beef and I found everything served to be very high quality. Panzano is a beautiful town and it was so much fun to walk around ahead of our reservations. Shout out to all the staff. They were so professional and accommodating. The whole experience was great. But most importantly the food. Wow! Getting to try different cuts really showed off the beef and we were completely stuffed by the end. Eat the Chianti butter! Never thought it would be something I would enjoy so much.
Be the first to ReplyThis was the highlight meal of our time in Italy.
I really don't understand all the haters, but you know how the saying goes... Expect fun, generous portions of some of the best meat in Italy, some decent extras like vegetables and beans, plenty of bread and lots of wine. We absolutely loved being greeted with wine and snacks and getting to see Dario! Left so full I could eat the rest of the day and I will never forget our table mates and the fun we had!
Be the first to ReplyLike everyone we also wanted to try this after having seen
Like everyone we also wanted to try this after having seen it on Chef Table Netflix. I can only say : with so many excellent restaurants in Chianti why did we waste a precious night and dinner of our trip for this subpar experience? Did we go on the wrong night ? Did we eat the wrong cow ? We arrived and were served (on the street) a selection of antipasti : great salame , wonderful lard on Tuscan bread. It was great so far (except for the vino... )Waited to be called upstairs where the eating took place.... they didn't find our reservation, (I had confirmation in hand) so we had to stand there until everyone else was seated and were placed (along with a lot of others) one floor up from the kitchen. Evidently because they don't want to turn anyone away they now have another floor set with a bunch of tables...Meat and the rest they served is truly unremarkable , it has nothing in common with a true Tuscan steak or cannellini bean for that matter.... May have begun better but now it is a sad money making Tourist trap for foreigners and a few Italians who know nothing about food.(I am from Italy ).Bring your own wine if you really must go, what they serve there is terrible, hard to believe since you are in the heart of Chianti region , and my advise don't use the bathroom. Ha wait don't even expect to see mister Cecchini .... we can say we were there, but surely will NOT repeat this!
Be the first to ReplyIt's impossible that this place does not have more reviews.
We went here while visiting Florence, on a recommendation from my brother-in-law who lives locally. It was incredible. There are moments when it feels over-produced to respond to the demand, so if you are sitting outside you get less of the 'authentic experience.' That being said, my brother has been 4 times and plans to goes back again. I just watched the Netflix special and heard more of the back story and realized how amazingly authentic this special place actually is. Dario is awesome.
Be the first to ReplyThe famous butcher !Was it the best steak I ever had,
The famous butcher !Was it the best steak I ever had, definitely not, probably wasnt even the best I had in Tuscany but super glad we went. It's such a fun cool experience and everyone should experience a meat coma at one point in their lives. Its multiple courses of beef prepared differently and right in front of you and it seems never ending in a good way.Bring your own bottle and enjoy the show try to sit upstairs at the bar if you can for more action.
Be the first to ReplyLike many others, we have seen Cecchini plastered on TV and
Like many others, we have seen Cecchini plastered on TV and wanted to see his place in action. The shared experience and cost seemed to guarantee a special experience, otherwise, why would people keep going? Well, in my opinion, this is the typical celebrity chef - reality star gone wrong. Dont expect to see or meet him, likely not gonna happen. The good? His butcher shop starts a free spread for diners around 7.15pm. Bread, salami, vino, lardo. The bad, expect it to be like the locals have never seen free bread, salami, vino or lardo in their lives....pushing, shoving, ill manners galore. It seems like they decided to just shove as many people in the dining room as possible, regardless of where you might wind up, downstairs away from the grill, at a table apart from the main table or like me, stuck at a 4 person table, essentially in the kitchen, no joke. Thank god for a great couple at our table, otherwise.....uffa. The staff comes around, drops some morsals of meat on your plate and does no more. We were short a wine glass and asked mulitple times for an extra, to no avail. Wanted a drop of milk for coffee, nope. Maybe some extra wine, hard. 2nd cup of coffee? Not gonna happen. Dont bother trying to change your seat, pretty much assigned. It had the potential to be so much more but it wound up that we went 2 times that evening anway.....our 1st and last.This place is for you if you like eating at Guy Fieri's or Bobby Flay's or Mario Batali's place, thinking that they are on TV and it must be special. Hit a small local osteria or trattoria for 1/2 the price and dont think twice, you will have missed nothing extraordinary.
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